A/N: I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday!!! I got one of the best presents I could ever wish for: The Two Towers on my computer! Yup, now I can watch it whenever I want. ///_^ Sorry if I made anyone jealous, but I wanted to share it with people who actually care (Unlike certain family members who are constantly pushing me aside for my nephew. But that's beside the point).

Lina Skye - Yay, road trip!!! Thanxes for letting me come! ///_^

ThE iNsAnE oNe - Don't worry, he won't get hurt.much. *Evil grin*

Laurana84 - We all love kawaii lil' Estel! *hugs him* Thanxes for archiving my fic on your site. If only I could read Italian.dang.

JKB - I wouldn't exactly call Estel stupid, just stupidly curious. For example, my nephew watched this one cartoon where this animal tried to fly but broke its foot instead. So, being my nephew, he thought he wouldn't end up like the animal and almost jumped out the window. Estel has never really been on an adventure, so he's restless and wants to see cool things. Like they say: 'Curiosity kill the cat.' Hope I didn't make things even more complicated. ///_^

Puck - Yuckie, seven tests? Thanxes for holiday vacations!!!

Please See Chapter 1 For Disclaimer & Summary

Dreams Are Reality

By: Kawaii BlueBear

[Chapter 3]

{Lots of thanxes to Estel (JKB) who helped a LOT with this chapter. And thanxes to PJ's, who gave me lots of ideas, even though none of them worked out.}

*Tip, tap* Tip, tap* *Tip, tap*

"Well, even if I don't want to alert everyone that I'm sneaking out on a trip that I'm forbidden to go on, I can always count on my boots to disobey my orders!" thought Estel as he 'silently' tip-toed down the hall that led outside.

It had been torture to get past Ada and Dan's room since they were constantly making sure he wouldn't sneak off anywhere like he was now.

Ro's room wasn't so bad because Ro was considered a heavier sleeper than most elves. Plus, Ro knew his little brother wouldn't do anything reckless in the dark of the night.

"I guess that proves he trusts me to the point where it gets too ridiculous to consider." Estel thought. Aha! He made it outside! Now, half the task was over. All he had to do now was get past the guards who had pointy arrows that could skewer him alive. He shuddered at the thought.

~*~

Finally! After careful avoidance of the nearly-impossible-to-avoid-guards, Estel had made it outside! It had been close too! On more than one occasion he had almost been spotted, but fortunately, because of his small size, he had been able to hide. And, since he was over the Bruinen, no one would pass by and discover him.

Now was the easy part of the plan; all he had to do was hide and wait for his brothers to ride by. After they were out of hearing range, he would follow their tracks to wherever they were off to.

"This is a near-brilliant idea!" Estel whispered to himself. He settled himself by the base of a tall oak tree and listened to random noises to pass time. Random noises floated into his ears: the delightful chirping of crickets, the rustle of squirrels gathering nuts, the splashing of the Bruinen, the honking and moaning of a scared animal.wait.

Estel snapped open his eyes and turned to the direction of the sound. Then, he understood why the animal was so scared: it was being hunted by four, no, six wolves!

He was contemplating the idea of forsaking this sneak-along, but the temptation of the unknown adventure was too great. Even if he did encounter dangerous creatures like more wolves, Dan and Ro would kill then before he even knew they were there.

Making his final decision, Estel decided to hide up in the tree behind him; lucky for him the tree was easy to climb, yet the branches and leaves were close and thick enough to blend into. After he stopped and decided he was high enough, he turned to face the direction of the kill.

Being the strategical beings they were, the wolves circled around the animal, now discovered to be a moose, growling and snapping their mouths to scare their prey, their fur standing up straight. The moose kept darting its eyes from side to side while frantically calling for help. Suddenly, one of the wolves leaped from behind and clamped its mouth shut on the stomach, tearing hide and flesh.

When the moose turned around to face the reason for the pain, the other wolves used the distraction to clamp down their mouths on well-wanted flesh. All the while the moose tried to shake and bite them off, but failed miserably. Growls were now muffled and bubbled by flesh and blood. Soon enough after enough blood gushed out of the prey's body, the wolves tore and consumed their dinner while their silver coats were now matted and slicked with bright red blood.

The sound of savagery made little Estel tremble with terror. What if that was him? What if along the journey wolves would tear and shred his flesh? These questions made him question his own decision yet again, but thought against it. Even great explorers and kings must've felt scared when they were off on an adventure, yet they didn't run to bed. Besides, he didn't have to wait any longer; the sounds of horses could be heard far off.

~*~

"Dan, do you think Estel is asleep right now?" asked Elrohir from atop his horse

"He usually isn't at this time, why?" Elladan asked back from atop his horse.

"Well for one, he wasn't begging us to bring him along like I thought he would when we left. Nor did he try to sneak into our supply packs like last time." explained Elrohir.

Elladan contemplated this for a moment but didn't accept it. "No, I just think he realizes he's too young too accompany us on such a dangerous hunt."

"But he doesn't even know we're going on a hunt, much less a dangerous one." argued Elrohir.

Elladan sighed. "Look, Estel probably just overslept and that's why he didn't greet say goodbye."

Soaking in the suggestion, Elrohir smiled slightly. "You're probably right." But for some reason, he still felt dread.

[TBC.]